Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils

After dealing with those nobodies, Xiao Tian patted Qing Lin on the head and smiled.

"From now on, I'll be by your side. You don't have to be afraid of anyone!"

Perhaps because he'd had a similar experience in the Xiao Family, Xiao Tian felt a special sympathy for Qing Lin, which was why he comforted her like this.

Hearing his words, Qing Lin's heart warmed. She nodded firmly and said, "Mm! Qing Lin isn't afraid!"

Xiao Tian smiled faintly, then raised the Zi Wu Qi Xing Sword in his hand, ready to cut a path down into the earth.

But just then, Qing Lin suddenly said, "Young Master Xiao Tian, I think I can sense a path leading underground!"

As she spoke, Qing Lin pulled Xiao Tian toward another part of the desert.

Before long, the two of them arrived at a steep slope.

After a brief hesitation, Xiao Tian grabbed Qing Lin and jumped down.

It was a hidden cave, extremely difficult to spot.

Xiao Tian noticed that the three tiny jade-green dots had appeared once more in Qing Lin's beautiful eyes, which greatly surprised him.

"Follow me, Young Master Xiao Tian!"

Following the aura, Qing Lin took the lead and pulled Xiao Tian along. Before long, they arrived at an area filled with magma.

Looking at the magma not far ahead, Qing Lin furrowed her brows, then suddenly bit her lip and said, "Young Master Xiao Tian, there seems to be something very powerful inside the magma. I think it's the aura I sensed!"

Xiao Tian was taken aback. He immediately asked, "Are you sure?"

Qing Lin nodded with certainty. "Mm, I'm absolutely sure! And..." Her expression turned grave. "If my guess is right, that thing's strength is probably above Dou Ling!"

Dou Ling, huh?

Xiao Tian rubbed his nose. A Dou Ling-level being was nothing for him to worry about.

Crack!!

Just then, as if it had heard a sound nearby, the magma suddenly began to churn.

A mysterious creature then shot straight up from the magma with a strange, shrill roar.

It was hideous, its body covered in dark red patterns. Two curved, sharp horns sprouted from its head, and its gaping mouth looked like a bloody maw. Its appearance was so terrifying that it made one's blood run cold.

It was incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, it had leaped out of the magma and was hovering in the air, looking down at Xiao Tian and Qing Lin with cold eyes.

What was more, the magma seemed to be controlled by some force, gathering around the creature until it formed a sturdy armor of fiery magma.

Xiao Tian glanced at the ugly monster and slowly raised his greatsword, preparing to attack.

But just then, the three jade-green dots in Qing Lin's pupils suddenly grew larger, transforming into three jade-green flowers that shot out at once.

Whoosh!!

In an instant, the three ghostly green flowers hovered beside the monster. In the blink of an eye, its eyes went blank and its body stiffened, as if it had turned to stone. It had completely lost consciousness.

"Young Master Xiao Tian, I feel so dizzy!"

Qing Lin clutched her forehead and let out a weak cry. Her pretty face had gone pale, and she swayed before falling into Xiao Tian's arms.

"I... seem to have formed some kind of mental connection with it. This monster shouldn't attack us now!" Qing Lin said weakly, resting her head against Xiao Tian's chest.

Hearing Qing Lin's words, Xiao Tian raised an eyebrow.

He had seen the strange occurrence just now with his own eyes.

[ Ding! ]

[These are the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.]

[Among the descendants with Snake People Race blood, a very small number are born with the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Those who possess these pupils can use illusions against their enemies. The pupils also exert absolute suppression over snake-type magical beasts, allowing them to forcibly establish a mental connection with them.]

Just then, the system suddenly blurted out a few lines in his mind.

"So that's how it is!" Hearing this, Xiao Tian immediately understood.

Seeing that the monster had fallen unconscious, Xiao Tian carried Qing Lin and continued exploring ahead.

About the time it takes an incense stick to burn later, a flash of seven-colored scales suddenly appeared in the distance.

The scale was iridescent and dazzling, as beautiful and radiant as a star.

"System, what is this?" Xiao Tian immediately asked in his mind.

[This is a Seven-Colored Snake Scale.]

"Only Queen Medusa of the Snake People Race in the Tagor Desert has Seven-Colored Snake Scales," Xiao Tian murmured to himself.

After putting away the Seven-Colored Snake Scale, Xiao Tian looked at the Green Lotus nearby.

The Green Lotus looked rather strange and contained a mysterious energy. It was probably a rare treasure.

Without another word, Xiao Tian took a jade shovel out of his system space, dug up the Green Lotus roots and all, and put it in his Storage Ring.

"Young Master Xiao Tian, I'm sorry, I'm so tired. I don't think I can hold on much longer," Qing Lin suddenly said weakly.

Xiao Tian nodded slightly. After scanning the area for a while longer, he found several more Green Lotuses, all of which he dug up, roots and leaves intact.

Only after there was nothing else worth taking did Xiao Tian carry Qing Lin back the way they had come.

Neither of them expected that, not long after they returned to Stone Desert City, a seductive figure would appear underground.

She was enchantingly beautiful, with a curvaceous figure and peerless features.

Her phoenix eyes gleamed like crystal, and her luxurious, colorful brocade dress accentuated her perfect figure, making her utterly alluring.

Most captivating was her slender, snowy-white waist, along with the creamy-white breasts peeking faintly into view. She looked like a masterpiece created by the gods, making one want to lick her.

This woman was none other than Queen Medusa of the Tagor Desert.

Queen Medusa discovered that someone seemed to have been underground and had taken all the Green Lotuses, leaving not even a single root behind. Her phoenix eyes immediately flashed with anger.

Before long, she ordered most of the Snake People Race to conduct a thorough search across the Tagor Desert for the bastard who had stolen the Green Lotuses.

Xiao Tian had no idea he had been placed on the Snake People Race's most-wanted list.

Only he and Qing Lin knew that he had taken the Green Lotuses. But before long, one of Medusa's subordinates captured a mercenary from the Sand Mercenary Group. According to the mercenary, Xiao Tian had killed more than a dozen of their brothers and had taken a girl into a tunnel near the Sand Mercenary Group.

That day, while fetching water from an oasis near Stone Desert City with several mercenaries from the Desert Iron Mercenary Group, Xiao Tian furrowed his brows. As if sensing something, he immediately looked toward a graceful figure on the lake.

On the clear lake, a voluptuous woman was bathing. Her damp hair hung over her chest, her pale body fully exposed. Water droplets trickled down her slender neck, passed over her soft, creamy-white breasts, and finally disappeared into the deep valley below, leaving much to the imagination.